1905 Americans Walk Offs

4/27 - A win is a win, especially in 1905 baseball. After Jim Mullin misplayed Buck Freeman's pop fly, the Americans were poised to capitalize and capture victory, in spite of the fact that The Washington Post called Boston's baserunning "about as sad an affair as has been seen here for some time". The hero of this game was about as unlikely as the win itself. Backup catcher Art McGovern collected his one and only career RBI on a "cheap hit back of third".

6/8 - American's starter Norwood Gibson got run from the game after recording just a single out, a rare feat in those days. George Winter then came on and didn't allow another run. Still, Boston trailed 3-1 in the 9th. After receiving pinch-hits from Buck Freeman and Bob Unglaub, Kip Selbach and Freddy Parent delivered the game winning blows.

6/17 - The "Champions", as Boston was called throughout the 1904 and 1905 seasons in the press, notched runs in both the 8th and 9th innings to gain the come from behind victory. There was much consternation on the Detroit side in the 9th with Umpire O'Laughlin. Manager Bill Armour, catcher Lew Drill, and pitcher Ed Killian were all thrown from the grounds in objecting to the ump's decision on Freddy Parent's base hit in the final fame. It was Parent who eventually crossed home with the clinching tally.

8/7 - Buck Freeman led off the 11th inning with a two-bagger and came plateward when Elmer Flick muffed a fly ball off the bat of Hobe Ferris. It was Boston's fourth straight win against the Naps.

9/5 - Boston tied the game in the 9th, after Philadelphia pitcher Rube Waddell had only allowed 2 hits to that point. The game then carried on into the 13th, where a Chick Stahl sacrifice set up Manager Jimmy Collins to deliver the game winning blow. Collins came through and the Americans collected another victory.

9/9 - Jesse Tannehill and Jesse Burkett both tripled in the 9th, helping Boston score thrice to tie the affair. In the 11th, Jimmy Collins doubled and scored on Buck Freeman's base hit to secure the win for the champions.

10/7 - After immediately going down 5-0 in the 1st, Boston started storming back in the 2nd, collecting three runs. The game eventually headed into the 10th tied at six. Jesse Burkett notched the deciding run when he scampered home on John Godwin's single.